*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AY5992000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Alanine, 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-, methyl
                          ester, L-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 18181-08-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2649505
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H15-N-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 225.27
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR BQ D1XZ1&VO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * L-3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methylalanine methyl ester
   * alpha-Methyldopa methyl ester
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   CTRRDO Cancer Treatment Reports.  (Washington, DC)  V.60-71, 1976-87.  For
   publisher information,  see JNCIEQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 63,991,1979
 
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